An Interfaith Prayer Service, March, and Rai!Y in Solidario/ with our Latino ~rothers and Sisters

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St. Bridget's Catholic Church Postville, Iowa Ju!Y 27, 2008

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Welcome - Bienvenida

Welcome/Bienvenida: Sister Mary McCauley and Paul Rae!

Opening Song: Vlenen Con Alegria

Vienen con alegria Seiior cantando vienen con alegrfa Senor. los QUe caminan por Ia vida Senor, sembrando tu paz y amor.

Vienen lrayendo Ia esperanza a un mundo cargado de ansiedad a un mundo QUe busca y QUe no alcanza caminos de amory de amistad.

Vienen con alegrfa ...

Vienen trayendo entre sus manes esfuerzos de hermanos por Ia paz. deseos de un mundo mas humane QUe nacen del bien y Ia verdad.

Vienen con alegrfa ...

Cuando el odio y Ia violencia aniden en nuestro coraz6n, el mundo sabra QUe por herencia le aguardan Ia tristeza y el dolor.

Vienen con alegria ...

People of God, 0 sing out with joy and gladness! Lift up your hearts to heaven above! You have been chosen to go out to the world To tell of God's peace and love.

Go now to those consumed with sadness Who dal[y despair and hardship feel. Through You shall their hearts be fllled with gladness Through You Is the love of God made real.

Go now and make the vision stronger Of justice and peace throughout all lands Where hunger and poverty no longer are present Where love has many hands.

Seek out the poor and those in prison The homeless and those without a friend The world will know that by inheritance Your suffering will soon be at an end.

Prayer: As we begin this time of prayer, we ask the God of Abraham, Isaac and lacob, the God of Sarah, Ruth and Rachel to enlighten. guide. challenge and strengthen us. We acknowledge our need, implore God's help and know deep in our hearts that our God is with us . As we join one another in this prayer. may we live our common call to act justfy, to love lenderjy and to walk humbjy with our God. Amen.

leader: Let us listen now to these passages from Scripture:

Reader: A Reading from the Book of leviticus 19:34 lector/a: lectura del llbro de levftlco: 19,34

You shall treat the stranger who resides with you no different!>' than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once strangers in the land of Egypt. I the Lord am your God.

AI forastero QUe viva con ustedes lo miraran como a li mismo, pues us/edes tambien fueron foras/eros en Egipto. Yo so_y Yavt: tu Dios.

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Pause for silent prayer/Pausa para oracl6n en sllenclo

All Respond: Give us Courage. Give us Hope. Give us Love.

Todos Respuesta: Danos Coraje. Danos Esperanza. Danos Amor.

Reader: A Reading from the Book of Exodus 3:7 lector/a: lectura del llbro de Exodo: 3:7

But the Lord said, "I have witnessed the affiiction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry of complaint against their slave drivers .... I know well what they are suffering.

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Yave dijo: He visto Ia humillaci6n de mi pueblo en E.gipto . .Y he escuchado sus .gritos cuando lo maltrataban sus m'!Yordomos. Yo conozco sus sufrimientos.

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Pause for silent prayer/Pausa para orac16n en sllenclo

All Respond: Give us Courage. Give us Hope. Give us Love.

Todos Respuesta: Danos Coraje. Danos Esperanza. Danos Amor.

Reader: A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy 24: 17-18 lector/a: lectura del llbro de Deuteronomlo: 24:17-18

You shall not violate the rights of the stranger or the orphans. nor take the clothing of a widow. For remember you were once slaves in Egypt. and the Lord your God. freed you from there; this is why I command you to observe this rule.

Cada cual pa.gari por su propio pecado. No violaras el derecho del forastero. ni del huerfano, ni tomaras en prenda las ropas de Ia viuda. Recuerda Que fuiste esc/avo en E.gipto .Y QUe Yave. tu Dios. te rescat6. Por eso te mando hacer esto.

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Pause for silent prayer/Pausa para oraci6n en silenclo

All Respond: Give us Courage. Give us Hope. Give us Love.

Todos Respuesta: Danos Coraje. Danos Esperanza. Danos Amor.

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A Reading from the Book of Jeremiah 29:11-13 lector/a: lectura del Llbro de Jeremras: 29: 11-13

For I know well the plans I have in stor for you. says the Lord, plans for

your welfare not for woe: plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me, when you go to pray to me. I will listen. When you look for

me you will find me.

PorQUe yo se mllj' bien lo QUe hare por ustedes; les QUiero dar paz y no desgracia y un porvenir 1/eno de esperanza. Cuando me supliQuen. yo los escuchare;y cuando me busQuen me encontraran, pues me 1/amaran con todo su corazon.

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Pause for silent prayer/Pausa para oracl6n en sllenclo

All Respond: Give us Courage. Give us Hope. Give us Love .

Todos Respuesta: Danos Coraje. Danos Esperanza. Danos Amor.

A Reading from the Book of Micah 6:8 lector/a: lectura delllbro de MiQ..ueas: 6:8

This is what Yahweh asks of you , on!Y this: To act just!Y. to love

tender!>' and to walk humb!Y with your God.

Ya se te ha dicho, hombre, lo Que es bueno y lo Que el Senor te exige: tan solo QUe practiQUes Ia justicia, QUe sepas amar y te portes humildemente con tu dios. ·

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Pause for silent prayer/Pausa para oracl6n en silenclo

All Respond: Give us Courage. Give us Hope. Give us love.

T odos Respuesta: Danos Coraje. Danos Esperanza. Danos Amor.

Song: Hinei Ma Tov (Psalm 133:1)

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Hinei ma tov u 'man;y4m shevet achim gam yachad

Behold how good and how pleasant it is for people to be together as one.

I He aQ.uf. cuan bueno y cuan agradable es QUe los hermanos habiten juntos en armonfal

Personal Reflectlons/Declaraclones Personales

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Leader: We give thanks to God for the gift of these words. We give thanks to God for the gift of our Latino Brothers and Sisters.

let us go forth from here convinced of our need to work for comprehensive immigration reform, ami[>' uniry. just labor practices. and an end to all raids .

let us go forth from here to walk for justice!

Uder: le damos gracias a Dios por don de esta palabra. le damos gracias a Dios por el don de nuestros Hermanos y Hermanas Hispanos.

Dejenos ir de aQ.uf asegurados de Ia necesidad de reforma comprehsiva de inmigraci6n y para unidad de Ia familia, justicla en el trabajo y para terminar con redadas.

Dejenos ir de aQ.uf para caminar por justicia.

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Closing Song: Caminare

Caminare en presencia del Senor.

Amo al Senor, porQ.ue escucha mi voz suplicante, porQue inclina su ofdo hacia mi el dfa Que lo invoco.

Me envolvfan redes de muerte, caf en tristeza y en angustia. lnvoQ.Ue el nombre del Senor: "Senor, salva mi vida. "

El Senor es benigno y justo, nuestro Dios es compasivo: el Senor guarda a los sencillos: estando yo sin fuerzas , me salvo.

Alma mfa, recobra tu calma, Q.Ue el Senor fue bueno contigo. arranc6 mi alma de Ia muerte, mis ojos de las lagrimas, mis pies de Ia calda.

Justice for all

Workers

No More Raids

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Yes. I will walk in the presence of the lord.

Listen, 0 l ord, be attentive to my supplication. In the morning I call you. I know that you are here beside me.

Sadness and death all around me. my heart feels forsaken. So I will call out to heaven, "0 lord, come rescue me, Your servant! "

Wondrous and swift for the needy. Your love and compassion. And, the humble You strengthen with hope and unrelenting kindness.

Peaceful and calm, full of gladness. my soul rests within me: for. amazing and wondrous the gifts in store for those who love You.

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Not like the brazen giant of Greek lame, r'\ ~ j :.( With conQuering limbs astride from 1'411d to land; ~ Here at our sea-washed, sunset g;;tes shall stand A migh!f woman with a torch. whose flame -~ ~ Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name ~L_ Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-/1and Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep. ancient lands. y our storied porrn!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired. your poor, Your huddled masses yearninG to breathe free, The wretched refuse ofjour teeminG shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, /lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

1 Organizers: St. Bridget's Catholic Church - Postville , Iowa Jewish Communi~ Action - St. Paul. Minnesota Jewish Council on Urban Affairs - Chicago. Illinois Luther College. Office for College Ministries - Decorah, Iowa

- Emma Lazarus

Prayer and Walk .... July 27, 2008

I Reflectors During the Prayer

Rabbi Harold Kravitz, Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Minneapolis, Mn

Pastor Mark Anderson, Assistant to the Bishop, Northeastern Iowa Lutheran Synod

Rabbi Robert J. Marx, Founder of Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Hakasa of Chicago, II.

Jerome Hanus, OSB Archbishop of Dubuque

I Reflectors During and at the End of the Walk

Rabbi Morris Allan - Congregation Beth Jacob

Rev. Paul Ouderkirk- St. Bridget's Catholic Church

Paul Rael - Director of Hispanic Ministry, St. Bridget Postville

Vic Rosenthal- Executive Directors of Jewish Community Action, Minneapolis and Jane Ramsey- Executive Director of Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Chicago, IL

Robert Penrod - Mayor of Postville Cruz Rodriquez - Former worker Pedro Lopez - Son of a detained worker Maria Laura Gomez- Former worker Elmer Herrera - Postville Bakery Gideon Aronoff- President of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Pastor David Vasquez - Luther College Chaplain